Takom SdKfz.171 Panther Ausf.A (Early)

[Raoul Kunz]

Magnificent work on the interior Darren!


Best regards

Raoul G. Kunz


(I suppose you have been told this a lot already but speaking from bitter experience I can tell you that it simply takes time, a lot of it to cope with loss, so take your time, don't let anyone claim that you "should be over it already", that's an attitude held only by those who've yet to encounter and realise the truths and implications of mortality.)

[Darren Greenwood]

Thank you Raoul

This week's progress on the Panther.

DSC_3476_11840 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3479_11843 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3485_11849 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

The decals on the fire extinguisher's are from decals bin.

[Vincent Power]

The interior is looking nice and busy Darren

Vincent

[Shawn Ramsey]

Darren

The interior is looking really good. Any updates for us?

Shawn

[Darren Greenwood]

Funny you should mention updates Shawn.

One Maybach HL230 P30 engine under construction.

DSC_3500_11863 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

The HL230 P30 was a water cooled, 23 litre, V12 gasoline engine. 9,000 HL230 engine's were produced by Maybach, Auto Union and Daimler-Benz.

[Darren Greenwood]

Started painting the engine. The colour is about a right match for the engine I'm copying. 

DSC_3501_11864 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3502_11865 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3503_11866 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

[Darren Greenwood]

State of how the motor looks at the moment. 

DSC_3504_11867 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3505_11868 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3506_11869 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

[Darren Greenwood]

More Maybach motor work. 

DSC_3507_11870 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3510_11872 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3511_11873 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

[Michael Power]

Looking really good Darren.

Michael

[Darren Greenwood]

Thank you Michael

The motor is now complete. The Maybach HL230 P30 was a re-bored HL210 P30 to increase the displacement from 21,000cc to 23,000cc. During production of the HL230 the maximum rpm was reduced to 2500 by the factory. There were two versions of the HL230, the P30 as used in the Panther and King Tiger and Jagdtiger and the P45, as used in the Mid and Late Tiger's and the Sturmtiger.

The only decals that come for the engine in the kit is the data plate on the engine at the front. The label for the air filter's came from my decal bank.

DSC_3512_11874 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

DSC_3513_11875 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr